Key Highlights – Global Ethylene Industry

• The US has 20 planned ethylene projects, adding capacity of about 16.94 mtpa by 2025. The US capital expenditure (capex) for these projects is US$15.87 billion by 2025.
• China has 29 planned ethylene projects adding capacity of about 11.72 mtpa by 2025. Capex for these projects totals US$9.82 billion over the next 10 years.
• In the Middle East, Iran has six planned ethylene projects, adding capacity of about 5.20 mtpa in the coming years, and plans to spend US$3.25 billion over the next 10 years.
• In Former Soviet Union, the majority of capacity additions are in Russia, with planned capacity additions of about 9.13 mtpa by 2025. Capex for these projects totals US$27.89 billion by 2025.
• In Africa, ethylene capacity additions are in Egypt, with planned capacity additions of about 1.89 mtpa by 2025. Capex for these projects totals US$1.85 billion in the coming years.
• In Europe, Norway plans to spend US$0.01 billion to add capacity of about 0.05 mtpa, expected onstream by 2016.
• In South America, Venezuela and Bolivia together plan to spend US$0.72 billion in the coming years to add the capacity of 0.80 mtpa, expected to come onstream by 2023.

Q4 Global Ethylene Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook – The US and China to Spearhead Ethylene Industry Expansion

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